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Flooding at Toronto Island continues to keep the Centre Island closed on the cusp of tourism season. May 26, 2017. (Anne-Marie Jackson)

An old iron staircase leads to the wheelhouse. The city of Toronto has put the Trillium, its 107-year-old ferry, into dry dock for inspection to determine if the vessel is still seaworthy. Depending on what the inspectors find, the city could be facing a choice of whether to invest millions of dollars in repairs, or mothball the old ship. We get exclusive access to the dry dock site to get a unique look at the oldest member of the ferry fleet. May 2, 2017 (Richard Lautens)

A man takes a photograph of tulips at St. James Park in Toronto, May 17, 2017. (Andrew Francis Wallace)

Djondkhon Buzrukov is the chef and manager of Taj. The Uzbek restaurant Taj opens on Eglinton West, bringing truth to the neighbourhood tagline "Toronto's International Market". The restaurant is on Eglinton avenue near Dufferin.
May 2, 2017. (Richard Lautens)

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During the course of her treatment Penelope (Poppy) Rai has collected enough bravery beads for 11 necklaces, she is starting her 12th soon. She gets a kiss from her mother Shawna. Poppy is in a clinical trial for neuroblastoma. SickKids celebrates the 15th anniversary of the Bravery Beads Program. Children earn the beads through each procedure and milestone they might face over their course of treatment. The Women's Auxiliary Volunteers and Child Life Specialists came up with the program that awards the children for each needle, clinic visit to major operation. Each is a source of pride, a token of courage. at Hospital for Sick Children in Toronto. May 4, 2017. (Steve Russell)

Tania is dipped by principal dancer Sam Lips during the Strictly Ballroom dance party at the Royal Ontario Museum on Thursday. May 11, 2017. (Anne-Marie Jackson)

Aaron Barbarian, May 17, 2017 (Vince Talotta)

Get on the goth food bandwagon by making this traditional Chinese black sesame soup desert. May 18, 2017. (Carlos Osorio)

Lara Salvador, 15 years old from Loretto College(centre) surface welding with Mark Goodacre, welding instructor(left) and Shannon Blake, second semester welding student(right) looking on at the workshop at Humber Centre for Trades and Technology. 300 girls from the Toronto Catholic school board as they are introduced to non-traditional trades like welding, carpentry, plumbing and electrical work. In his age of precarious work, girls are being encouraged to explore all possibilities. (Vince Talotta)

Roxy Freedman 8 was diagnosed with a congenital heart defect at 3 months old and underwent open heart surgery at 3 yrs of age. For a story on how newborn screening -- just announced by the province -- could have detected this before families leave the hospital after having a baby. Sister Isabel went for an echocardiogram as baby but she's fine. May 18, 2017 (Richard Lautens)

Stella Rosenthal, 7, holds a handful of peas before planting it. Anthony McCanny, 24, has solicited homes in his Toronto neighbourhood to do front yard farming. Jay Rosenthal is one of the neighbours who has accepted his offer, and the two will begin growing fruits and vegetables in his front yard.May 19, 2017. (Bernard Weil)

Police guard the scene of a crime, an apartment on the tenth floor. The Mississauga homicide took place in a building on Ceremonial Dr. near Hurontario St. May 22, 2017. (Rene Johnston)

Singer and songwriter Simone Schmidt of Fiver, latest album is a collection of songs inspired by the case files of women residents of a 19th-century asylum in Kingston. in Toronto. May 19, 2017. (Steve Russell)

Mayor John Tory addresses the media regarding the state of Toronto Community Housing at city hall on May 23, 2017. (Carlos Osorio)

Olivia Nicoloff is a 22-year-old U of T student who suffers with anxiety, panic attacks and depression. Youth mental health demand is exploding and changing the economies of government, universities and corporate Canada, a Toronto Star/Ryerson School of Journalism investigation has found. May 24, 2017. (Carlos Osorio)

Workers use pumps to drain large puddles of water off a section of the big white top before being raised. A day long rain storm the day before halted the hoisting of the structure. The tent is being set up beside the Hershey Centre, Mississauga for the upcoming Cavalia's Odysseo. May 26, 2017. (Bernard Weil)

Aubrey Dan, CEO of DanCap productions and the man behind Jersey Boys and South Pacific makes a return to the theatre world with The Jazz Singer at the Harold Green Theatre. May 11, 2017. (Randy Risling)

The Weekend plays a Friday-night show at the Air Canada Centre, the first of two at the venue. May 26, 2017. (Rene Johnston)

A wheelchair athlete takes off a few minutes ahead of the elite group. The annual Sporting Life 10k run took place on Sunday starting near Yonge and Eglinton and concluding in Coronation Park on the lakeshore. 23,000 runners signed up for the annual charity event. May 14, 2017. (Rick Madonik)

Sophia shows off her biceps. Sophia Shugart, 26, works out at Variety Village, a gym that caters to people with disabilities. Sophia has Down Syndrome but doesn't let that stop her from getting exercise and working. May 5, 2017 (Richard Lautens)

Oregon guard Dylan Ennis took park in a workout at the Toronto Raptors Biosteel Centre, Toronto. The Raptors brought in some draft prospects for workouts. Ennis is from Brampton. May 17, 2017. (Bernard Weil)

Kiara Morrison DeRozan looks for the foul after DeMar DeRozan is knocked down as the Toronto Raptors lose the Cleveland Cavaliers in game four and are eliminated in four straight from the second round of the NBA play-offs at Air Canada Centre in Toronto. May 7, 2017. (Steve Russell)

Dan Fleming is tackled and looses the ball. The Toronto Wolfpack become the first Rugby Canadian team to play in the Rugby Football League. They beat the Oxford RLFC 62-12 at Allan A. Lamport Stadium in Toronto. May 6, 2017. (Steve Russell)

Edwin Encarnacion greets former teammate Jose Bautista by slapping down the bill of his cap as the Toronto Blue Jays play the Cleveland Indians at Rogers Centre in Toronto. May 8, 2017. (Steve Russell)

A Toronto police officer stands in the last remaining bit of sun as the Rogers Centre roof closes before the Toronto Blue Jays swept the Seattle Mariners with a 3-2 walk-off win on Mother's Day at the Rogers Centre in Toronto. May 14, 2017. (Steve Russell)

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